From Amazon: Siblings India, Finn, and Mouse are stunned when their mom tells them they are flying that night--without her--to their Uncle Red's home in Colorado. But things take an even more dramatic turn when their plane lands in a very unusual place. A mysterious driver meets them at the airport; when he drops them off at their "destination," each kid suddenly has a clock with a different amount of time left. If the time runs out, they have to become permanent citizens in a place they don't recognize or understand. Only if they work together can they call the driver back to help get them where they really belong. Suspenseful, funny, dramatic, and thought-provoking, this is a book that will stay with you long after you read the incredible ending.

Weird, time bending, and fantastical. Ultimately a story of family and belonging even in the worst of times.

Interesting, fun read. Makes you think. Unexpected ending.

This is a pleasantly surreal book, putting you into a confusing, chaotic rush of a plot. I really enjoy books that have a nice, slightly twisty, satisfying ending, and this book delivered on that front. It could have been a Twilight Zone/Outer Limits episode.

the only thing I remember (prior to rereading) is that I hated the ending because I think it's a cliffhanger?

I liked the beginnning but then it got a little confusing.

I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to call this book a complete failure. I was with the story until the plane trip that landed the kids in Falling Bird. At that point, the story bounced around so much that it was impossible to follow and enjoy. I think it was possible to craft a story in this world that did not feel so disjointed, but for whatever reason, Choldenko chose to leave that reader in complete darkness, and just when you started to follow a thread, she would switch to one of the other narrators, and jump forward so much that you always felt like you were missing pages from the book. The ending did give me chills, but I believe she had this idea in her head with a great ending and was just in too big of a rush to get there that she left everyone else behind.

I received this in the mail just after christmas as an ARC from the publishers, I had a bit of trouble actually getting into this book, i didn't feel like it took hold of me and pulled me in. while usually one can gain a fair bit of insight and point of views when the POV alternates with each chapter, I find it impersonal, and confusing because it makes it a bit difficult to focus when reading the book. (i had the same issue with bleed Laurie Faria Stolarz. each chapter was told from a different characters point of view and it made it difficult to focus or even really pay attention to what was going on in the book because you were too busy trying to remember who's point of view it was from.) I had the same issue with this book as well, and maybe thats why it was hard for be to focus or really get into it which is why it took me so long to read. aside from that its pretty simple. they're told by their mother that they have to leave to live with their uncle, they board a plane, land and realize that they're in a place they aren't supposed to be. basically, they're supposed to be in denver, and meet with their uncle; but when they land they feel like they aren't where they're supposed to be. I don't really want o say much else, as you'll have to read it for yourself. i will say though, that i'm not exactly a fan of it; but everyone gains their own opinion about things so..pick it up and give it a shot, you might like it. as for me, i give it two stars. =\

Definitely a surprise ending... but to mature readers it does make sense.